Score!

[femkes_follies]

I am coming to accept the fact that a fulltime job, two small children, a long commute - and mostly, the raising of a special needs child - will prevent me from realizing a number of ambitions for the immediate future. I lack the time, energy, and ambition:

- to really bother trying to launch a new career designing fabrics or launching a pattern line

- to pursue the skill set necessary for consideration for the Order of the Laurel

- to construct all the projects running around in my head

- to even get my home into the state I'd like it

But every now and then, something DOES go my way. I went to JoAnn's today to get fabric for a corset. I looked at the cotton duck, but it seemed a little coarse and stiff. So I went wandering through the twills. I happended across a bolt of burgundy herrigbone twill of a weight and pattern very similar to corset coutil. It was labeled $6.99/yd, but rang up $2.50. I nearly went for the rest of the bolt. ;-) 100% cotton, even.

Yeah, me. Now to shop for binding, cable ties, and to draft a pattern. ;-)

Comments

[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

a professor once told me "you do the best you can."

Don't look at everything on your list, you will be overwhelmed,start with one thing. Let's say the house. Don't look at the whole house either, take one room. Get it the way you want it and tell your family that it's to stay this way. Every night before you go to bed, get the family to tidy their things from that room. It will become habit for them, and once you have that room tidy for a while, like 6months or so, pick another room.
I found it easy to start with my bedroom, no kids there. My first husband was a complete slob. He learned he had to contain is mess to the one spot I allowed him, his office. I could then close the door and not see it. Then I started on the rest of the house. It took a bit of work, but it worked. The last holdout is the island in the kitchen...

I think the laurel is kinda the same way, you don't look at all the projects and research as one big thing. Break it down. If need be, break it down into each individual piece/research paper. You'll get there eventually, especailly if you take the care to do each piece the correct way you know how to do right now.

[mistressarafina.livejournal.com]

If you want my advice (and I won't be offended if you don't), I would prioritize this list and then break each one down into manageable subgoals. Little victories eventually add up to big ones.

[ablackram.livejournal.com]

what?? you didn't buy it all? Oh yeah its the place by Lansing. Sigh.

If you want the effigy pattern we can work on that eh. I have a version in the sewing machine right now. (ok sitting next to it on the table)

I still say ppphhhhhhtttttt :)

[asagormsdottir.livejournal.com]

We are so in the same place! Keep the faith.

Yesterday I read that thinking of oneself in the 3rd person helps with motivation/productivity. As per my last blog, motivation and scrounging time to do stuff are high on my list lately.

Cheers,

Asa/Eve